Since 2010, the male personnel in Russian prisons decreased by nearly 52 thousand employees. In total, over 158 thousand men in the country worked as prison staff in 2017. Among women, the number of staff in penal and correctional institutions also followed a negative trend, measuring at 101 thousand personnel in the latest year observed.
Total number of prison personnel in Russia from 2004 to 2017, by gender
(in 1,000s)
The source specified the following information:
Prison staff "may be understood to mean all individuals employed in penal or correctional institutions, including management, treatment, custodial and other (maintenance, food service etc.) personnel."
The figures have been rounded.
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UNODC. (September 2, 2019). Total number of prison personnel in Russia from 2004 to 2017, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046013/russia-total-prison-personnel-by-gender/
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